Pullin' Me Back
title: "Pullin' Me Back" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2006-songs", "2006-singles", "chingy-songs", "tyrese-gibson-songs", "capitol-records-singles", "music-videos-directed-by-erik-white", "song-recordings-produced-by-jermaine-dupri", "songs-written-by-jermaine-dupri", "songs-written-by-lroc", "songs-written-by-chingy", "songs-written-by-brian-alexander-morgan", "songs-written-by-jaco-pastorius"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullin'_Me_Back" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pullin' Me Back |
| cover | Pullin' me back.jpg |
| alt | The cover features a man wearing a long sleeve red shirt and blue jeans, sitting on a hotel bed. The main artist's name appears behind him colored in white. Below the main artist's name is both the song title and the featured artist's name, colored in red. |
| type | single |
| artist | Chingy featuring Tyrese |
| album | Hoodstar |
| released | |
| genre | *Hip-hop |
| length | 3:57 |
| label | *Slot-A-Lot |
| writer | *Howard Bailey |
| producer | Jermaine Dupri |
| chronology | Chingy singles |
| prev_title | Don't Worry |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| next_title | Dem Jeans |
| next_year | 2006 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Tyrese |
| type | single |
| prev_title | One |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| title | Pullin' Me Back |
| year | 2006 |
| next_title | Turn Ya Out |
| next_year | 2007 |
| :: |
| name = Pullin' Me Back | cover = Pullin' me back.jpg | alt = The cover features a man wearing a long sleeve red shirt and blue jeans, sitting on a hotel bed. The main artist's name appears behind him colored in white. Below the main artist's name is both the song title and the featured artist's name, colored in red. | type = single | artist = Chingy featuring Tyrese | album = Hoodstar | released = | recorded = | genre = *Hip-hop
- R&B | length = 3:57 | label = *Slot-A-Lot
- Capitol | writer = *Howard Bailey
- Jermaine Mauldin
- James Phillips
- Brian Alexander Morgan
- Jaco Pastorius | producer = Jermaine Dupri | chronology = Chingy singles | prev_title = Don't Worry | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Dem Jeans | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Tyrese | type = single | prev_title = One | prev_year = 2006 | title = Pullin' Me Back | year = 2006 | next_title = Turn Ya Out | next_year = 2007
"Pullin' Me Back" is a song by American rapper Chingy, released as the first single from his third album Hoodstar. The song features R&B singer Tyrese singing the chorus with production by Jermaine Dupri. The track employs a synthesized sample of SWV's 1998 single " Rain" (which itself sampled Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy") The video was retired on 106 & Park after being on the countdown for 65 days. "Pullin' Me Back" peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, giving Chingy his first and third number-one hits respectively. The song also peaked at number nine on the Hot 100, making it his fourth and final top ten single.
The music video features America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up Yaya DaCosta.
Chart performance
On the week of June 24, 2006, "Pullin' Me Back" debuted at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. The following week, it also debuted on the Hot 100 at number 86. It peaked at number one on the Hot Rap Songs chart the week of September 2, staying in that position for six consecutive weeks, and spent a total of 26 weeks on the chart. Two weeks later, the song reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, staying on the chart for thirty weeks. On the Hot 100 the week of October 7, the track entered the top 10 by moving six spots from number 15 to its peak at number nine, staying on the chart for twenty weeks. This gave Chingy his fourth and final top ten single on that chart, as well as give Tyrese his second top ten hit.
Music video
Directed by Erik White (who previously directed Chingy in "One Call Away"), The video follows Chingy's relationship with a model (played by America's Next Top Model cycle 3 runner-up Yaya DaCosta). The song's producer Jermaine Dupri makes a cameo in the video.
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2006) | Peak position | |---|---| | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | 13 | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table]
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 15 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard) | 15 |
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- "Hot Rap Songs: June 24, 2006".
- Hope, Clover. (June 22, 2006). "Hicks Dethrones Shakira On Hot 100".
- "Hot Rap Songs: September 2, 2006".
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: September 16, 2006".
- Hope, Clover. (September 28, 2006). "Timberlake Still Unstoppable On Billboard Charts".
- "Chingy and Tyrese - Pullin' Me Back". aCharts.us.
- "Erik White". mvdbase.com.
- "Tipparade-lijst van week 37, 2006". [[Dutch Top 40]].
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006".
- (2006). "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006".
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006".
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